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H. P. BALL` RANGE.

APPLICATION FILED DECI9` 1917. '1,323,56'? Patented De@.2,1919.

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HENRYPNIOE BALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIGNon Tos. STERNAU et Oo.INC., or

NEW YORK, N. Y., A donrortATIoN or New Yoitii.

- RANGE.

speeeetien of Letters retent.

Patented nee. 2, 1919.

Tov all 'whom z't may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, HENRY Pnien BALL, residing in the borough ofBrooklyn, county of Kings, city land State of New York, have invented acertain new and useful Rnge, of which the following-is e epeeileation.

My invention relates to ranges and more `particnlarly to cooking devicesin which alcohol in solid or liq'il'id forni is employed as the heating`medium.

The objects of Iny invention aref- Y To provide` a device on which 'aplnrttlity of cooking Utensils inay be siniiiltaneoiis'ly employed with'e veep'erttte heating enit eooperating with each utensil;

To provide ineans whereby the heating units will be secured in positionagainst rotation and for supporting the saine' in proper relation toCooking utensil.

To provide ineens for firmly looking theY parts of the rangein operativepositioh.

To' `provide Ineens whereby the device may be folded into eornpaetehepe.

To provide nieans for shielding the haine from drafts'.

The'eeand further objects will more fully appear from the followingspecification and aeeompenyingdrttwinge considered together or seI.arate'ly'.` i

I have illustrated inyinventio'n in the accompanying drawings in whichlike parts are' designated b y similar reference characters in' all ofthe. several figures and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is alngitudinl section on the line 2 2 of rig. i;

Fi ie tt horizontal eeot'ion the line Fig. 4 is e transverse section 4--4-of Fig. 1.5 Y

Fig. 5 is an end View of the'deviee, and

Fig. 6 is a detail 'sectional yiew showing e modificetion.

In the drawings l designates the top plate on the line-l oi my improvedfringe, which is p rcn'fitledV with name' openings 2, 2. Theseopeningemaybe of any desired shape. If desired auxiliary flame openings3 may be grouped around each opening 2. The top plete is composed ofsheet meta] of strengthenin- Vcient tov support the cookingv utensilsand is 'provided with e depending nenge Ll eroenel its edge; The topplate is pierced with U=shepied slits 5, 5 adjacent to each end thereofand the tongues produced thereby are 'bent downward to forni loops 7.Similar tongues 8 are foiihed adjacent to the rear edge of the topplate.

he top pitite is supported on legs 9, 9 one edj'eeent te eeen end oi theplete.A These legs are formed of sheet nietal and have their edgestr'hed ver to give 'additional strehgth- Each leg is` provided near itsupper edge with perieretione io, 1o oortespoiidiiig in niiinher aiidposition to the lops 7 at that end of the top plate. The

loopspf the tohglies pass through the opening ,l0 iii the' legs forlnhinges whereby the legs are secured to the under side of the top'l platein siich a lnanner that they ymay fold to a position parallel to theplate. Each leg near itsl center is' provided with a key hl' 11.vThekey' holes are approxiihately T Sliledaiidudiedif'idi t the top thiilit tlie bottoni. Pivoted te eeeh leg' .itljeeent to the'hy hole 11 is'button or' keeper 12.

slilf'oi heater' sllpport 13 is disposed between the legs 9, 9,. Theshelf is provided at veaeh end with a T shaped key or' projection 14'which projects through a key hole 11 with" its shank resting inthecontracted portion thereof. The engagement of the legs between the headsof the keys and the ends ofthe shelf 18 will securely retain the legs inposition to' support the top plate. The

-`keepers 12 when turnedl to the position elijevvn in Figs. 2 end' 5Vwill prevent the keys Y 14 frein being' accidentally displaced. The

edges ofthe shelf 13 Ihay be strengthened in any well known manner.

' Adjacent to the rear-edge of the shelf 13 is a series of tonguesforming?, loops 15 which pass throiig'h perfor'ationsf 16, 16`in ascreen 17 which isA thereby hinged to the shelf.I One edge' of the'screen has perforatins 18A, 18` therein which are engaged by the loopsof the tongues 8 the top plate; The top plate l, shelf 1 3 screen 17 aretherefore securely linked together but in such a inanner thet the Shelfand screen may' be folded into' close contact withand parallel to thetop plate. The lower edge'` of the screen is disposed at an angletheretoand forin's a foot 17B' which when the screen is in opera- ,tiveposition ie pereiiel to the topY plete.

t The screen proper is cut away to form openings 17b which are in linewith openings in the shelf 13. Y d

' The shelf 13 is provided with a series of openings 19 corresponding innumber and position with the flame openings 2 and the openings 17". T heopenings 19 are substantially circular in form and each is provided witha series of'inwardly projecting lips 20. The lips in the embodiment oftherinvention illustrated are three in number spaced 120 degrees apart.Within each open ing 19 is seated a fuel container 21. This container ispreferably of the type shown in my co-pending application for patentfiled December 10, 1915, and numbered serially 66,041. rlhis containeris of substantially cylindrical shape and has three grooves 22 extendingf rom its bottom upwardly for a considerable portion of the length ofthe container `at which point they merge into cylindrical surface. Thelips 20 correspond in number and position to the grooves in thecontainer, so that when the latter is placed in the opening 19, the'lipswill enter the grooves and prevent the container from turning relativelyto the shelf. y The foot'17a of the screen is located below the lshelf13 and at such a distance below the top plate that when the container isplaced within the opening 19 it. will be seated within the opening 17band resting on the foot 17a with its top at'the proper distance belowthe top plate to give the best heating results and the bottom will beraised above the surface on which the legs stand to prevent the heat ofthe burning fuel from injuring the surface.

'lVhen the device is in use the flame from the flame opening at the topof the container 21 will, be shielded from drafts from three directionsby the screen 17 and the legs 9. The front of the device may be placedto leeward and while the fuel will obtain enough oxygen to supportvcombustion, the 'flame will not be swayed by drafts but will mountverticallyvupwardthrough the flame openings in the top plate.v The.space.

distance between the top of the container 'and the bottom of the topplate is such that the flame on striking the plate will be spread so asto heat the whole of the bottom of the cooking utensil resting on thetop plate.

When the device is not in use it may be folded to occupy a 'minimumamount of To pack the device the containers are first removed from theshelf. r1`he buttons or keepers 12 are swung from engagement with thekeys 14. The shelf 13 is raised until the cross heads of the keys areinalinement with the enlargements of the key :against the under side ofthetop plate- The shelf and screen 17 t are now foldedup over the legs. nrlilhe legs, shelf and screen are within the space bounded by the flange8 and the entire device will occupy' no more space than does the topplate alone.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the keepers 12 are dispensed withand a spring 23 secured to the screen 17 bears on the shelf 13 and holdsthe keys lll in position in thelower portions of the keyholes. When thelegs are disengaged from the shelf the latter, by the elasticityv ofthespring 2 3 will then be held in contact'with the upper face of thescreen. f

sides of the legs and the upper side of the shelf and screen which mayhave become discolored by contact Awith the flame, are on the inside ofthe `package and cannot soil other articles with which the vdevice may`v,

come in contact. Y

In accordance with the lprovisions oftheV patent statutes I havedescribed the principle of my invention, together with the apparatuswhich l now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof,` but Idesire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merelyillustrativdand that the inventionmay be carried out in other ways.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I now 'cl aim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A device Vof thecharacter described, having a top plate, legs hingedtothe top plate and adapted to be folded thereon, a shelf in hingedrelation to the top plate and capable of movement toward and away fromthe top plate but incapable of movement longitudinally with respect tothe topY plate, and means for securing said legs to said shelf when inopen position, substantially as set forth. Y v Y 2. A device of thecharacter-described, having a top plate. legrshinged to the top plateand adapted to be folded'thereoma shelf, a screen hinged to the topplate and said shelf when in open position.. substaa tially as setforth. Y

3. A device of the character described having a top plate, a side platecarried by and extending across each end of the top plate, a screencarried by and extending across the top plate between the side plates, ashelf hinged to the screen and extending between the side plates. therebeing an opening` in each side plate, each-of said openings being largerat one end-than at the other, and headed keys carried by the shelf and.engagingV the openings.

4. A device of the character described having a top plate, aside platecarried by and extending' across each end of the top plate, a screencarried by and extending across the top plate between the side plates, ashelf hinged to the screen and extending between the side plates, therebeing an opening in each side plate, each of said openings being larger'at one end than at the other,

keys carried by the shelf and engagingthe openings, and heads on thekeys to prevent withdrawal of the same from the openings.

5. A device of the character described having a top plate,'a side platecarried by and extending across each end of the top plate, a screencarried by and extending Vacross the top plate between the side plates,a shelf hinged to the screen and extending vbetween the side plates,there being an opening in each side plate, each of said openings beinglarger at one end than at the other, headed keys carried by the shelfand engaging the openings, and a keeper engag-` ing each key.

6. A device of the character described having a top plate, a side platecarried by and extending across each end of the top plate, a screencarried by and extending across the top plate between the side plates, ashelf hinged to the screen and extending between the side plates, therebeing openingsin the'side plates, each of said openings being larger atone end than at the other, headed keys carried by the shelf and engagingthe openings, and a pivoted keeper engaging each key. 4

7. A device of the character described having a top plate, a sideplatehinged to and extending across each end of the top plate, a screenhinged to and extending across the top plate from one side plate to theother, that side of the device opposite the screen being uninclosed, ashelf hinged to the screen and extending from one side plate to theother, ineans for removably securing the shelf tothe side plates,whereby said side plates, screen and shelf may be folded to lie againstthe' under side of the top plate, and a depending iange encircling thetop plate, said flange being of a depth suiiicient to inclose said sideplates, screen and shelf when so folded.

8. A device of the character described having a top plate, a side platehinged to and extending across each end of the top plate, a screenhinged to the under side of the top plate and extending between the sideplates, a shelf hinged to the screen, said shelf extending between, andremovably secured to the side plates, there being an opening in theshelf adapted to receive a fuel container, lips extending into thcopening to engage the container, and a foot carried by the screen belowthe opening in the shelf.

9. A device of the character described having a top plate having aAplurality of Haine openings therein, a side plate hinged to andextending across each end of the top plate, a shelf carried by the topplate and removably secured to the end plates, there being a pluralityof circular openings in the shelf andV each adapted to receive a fuelcontainer, said openings being positioned below land in line with theflame openings, lips extending into the shelf openings to engage thecontainer, and a Vfoot carried by the screen below and extending acrossthe openings in the shelf, said foot being adapted to support thecontainers. Y

10. A device of the character described having a top plate, a side platecarried by and extending across each end of the top plate, a screencarried by and extending across the top plate between the side plates, ashelf carried by the screen and extending between the side plates, therebeing a key hole in the side plate, keys carried by the shelf andengaging the key holes, heads on the keys t-o prevent withdrawal of thesaine from the key holes, and means coperating with the shelf to holdthe keys seated in the key holes.

This specification signed and witnessed this 16th day of December, 1917.

HENRY PRICE BALL. Witnesses: Y ANNA C. BALL,

A. ROBERTA ALLEN.

